Financial Resources

While we hope to make QB25 financially accessible for all attendees through our QB25 Scholarship Fund and Travel Reimbursement Policy, we understand that there may be other financial challenges you may face. Below are some resources that you may find helpful.

Airline Discounts for QB25 Attendees

The following airlines are pleased to offer special discounts for QB25 attendees. Please review all fare rules below, as well as on the airline’s website before purchasing your discounted flights.

DELTA AIR LINES

Important Information:

  • Discounts vary from 2% to 10% depending on the fare
  • Not valid with Basic Economy fare
  • Travel must be in or between U.S. city and either San Francisco (SFO), Oakland (OAK), or San Jose (SJC) airports
  • Vaid travel dates: 07/21/2019 – 08/01/2019

Book your flight here to receive your discount.

OR

  • Call Delta Meeting Network reservations at (800) 328–1111 and provide the Meeting Event Code (NY2T3)
    • Reservation desk is open from Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Central Time
    • Service fees are waived for reservations booked and ticketed via the reservation number

UNITED AIRLINES

Important Information:

  • Discounts vary from 2% to 10% depending on the fare type
  • Not valid with Basic Economy fare
  • Travel must be in or between any United Airlines city and either San Francisco (SFO), Oakland (OAK), or San Jose (SJC) airports
  • Vaid travel dates: 07/23/2019 – 07/31/2019

Book your flight here to receive your discount, and enter code ZGXV939890 in the Offer Code box

OR

  • Call United Meeting Reservation Desk at (800) 426–1122 and provide the agreement code (939890) and Z code (ZGXV)
    • Reservation Desk is open from Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and Saturday – Sunday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
    • Booking fees are waived for meeting reservations
    • International passengers should email groupmeetings@united.com and provide your preferred itinerary, agreement code, and Z code. Please allow 24 hours for email requests to be processed.

ALASKA AIRLINES

Important Information:

  • Discount is 5% off all published fares, except companion and other promotional fares
  • Valid travel dates: 07/19/2019 – 08/02/2019
  • Travel must be in or between any any Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air U.S. city and either San Francisco (SFO), Oakland (OAK), or San Jose (SJC), airports.
  • Not included: Prudhoe Bay (Alaska), Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica

To receive discount:

  • Visit the Alaska Airlines website and enter the discount code when searching for flights. The discount code can be found in your email. If you do not have this email, please email us at QB25@questbridge.org
  • The discount will be applied to any flights meeting the contract parameters
  • After entering the code, click the “?” next to the discount code box to view a detailed description of the rules

Other Discounts

Other airline discounts may be available through the following websites: Student Universe, STA Travel, CheapOair

You may want to consider discount bus lines such as MegaBus or Wanderu.

Amtrak also offers student discounts.

Funding your Trip

We encourage you to explore other resources that may be available to you. Many campuses or employers will offer scholarships or special funding to help with registration and/or transportation fees to conferences and meetings. We’ve created the following letter templates for you to download, personalize, and submit for sponsorship or funding.